Authorities dismantled a 600 billion VND football betting ring.

Sources from the Thanh Hoa Provincial Police Department reported this afternoon that the Criminal Investigation Department has just dismantled a gambling ring operating through online football betting, led by Lam Tai The (born in 1976, residing in Tho Xuan district, Thanh Hoa province).

According to the investigation results, The regularly used an online gambling account at www.3in1bet.com to organize football betting for dozens of individuals in the province.

The suspect Lam Tai The at the police station.

At the same time, The also established a finance and pawnshop company to lend money to gamblers at high interest rates.

Also involved in the gambling were Nguyen Duy Anh (born 1980), Vu Minh Hung (born 1976), Nguyen Thi Hien (born 1985), Le Dinh Tung (born 1994), all from Tho Xuan district; Lai Duc Cuong (born 1984), Tran Duy Khanh (born 1987), from Lang Chanh district; and Cao Xuan Hanh (born 1983), from Ngoc Lac district.

During a search of the suspects' residences, police seized 170 million VND in cash and numerous other documents related to the organization of gambling.

Since the beginning of the year, the individuals involved in online football betting transactions led by The have transacted nearly 600 billion VND.

The incident is currently under investigation by the authorities.